Los Angeles by way of Eugene, Oregon’s Calvin Valentine is the definition of self-made, handling the majority of the facets of his career: production, emceeing and engineering. As a solo artist, he's released 4 rap albums and two Instrumental projects. As a producer, he’s produced full-length albums for Ryan Beatty, Illa J and Planet Asia as well as De La Soul’s “God It” (featuring Nas). Along the way, he’s worked with IDK, Travis Thompson, Bobby Feeno, Cub Sport, Speak, Boogie, Bun B, Devin the Dude, Juicy J, and many more.
“Weed Is Awesome” keeps the soul of his instrumental albums alive. Instead of digging through the crates to create this project, he linked up with Tracklib and did a digital dig into their extensive catalogue. The beats for the project were created over a stony weekend, with just the Tracklib samples he picked and his trusty Akai MPC Live 2. Once again, his older brother, Celly, is featured on every song, laying down world-class scratches. Australian artist Baked Lab contributes the psychedelic artwork for this incredible picture and the dream team is back for a 3rd chip! "Weed Is Awesome" is a must-have for fans of Calvin's past work and will be a sure-shot among smokers alike.
